The Middle East Technical University hosted Prof. Paul Gertler (University of California at Berkeley) who's seminar was entitled "Impact Evaluation to Inform Social and Human Development Policy Design". Prof. Gertler emphasized the importance of impact evaluation for improving and sustaining policies. He gave a number of examples how rigorous impact evaluation has influenced policy making in signficant ways in several countries, drawing on examples of Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Program in Mexico, Early Child Development and School Decentralization in Argentina. Such evaluations contributed to the improvement and sustainability of pro-poor policies.

Short Biography of Prof. Paul Gertler
Prof. Paul Gertler is a Professor in Economics at University of California at Berkeley. He has been also working as a Faculty Director of the Graduate Program in Health Services Management at the same university. Prof. Gertler has specialized in impact evaluation of income support programs on poor families.
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